The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-15
Entered at the Post Office at Eden
ton as Second-Class Matter.


Stove pipe cheap at Bell S Tin Shop.
Grapes, 10c pound by F. c.. Mitchell
& Bro.
Mrs. w. R. Capehart was in town
Sunday last.
DR.. B. w. Hathaway is here on a
visit to his parants.
Sparkling Champagne Cider, 10 cents
quart at V. d. Jones.
AS we go to press we regret to hear of
the death of Mrs. w. r. Randolp.
Chestnuts with no worms-Just re-
ceived by F. G. Mitchell & Bro.
Sunday was bright, spring like day.
The churches were all well attended.
Don't forget to ask for Milk Shake
or Milk Punch at the Bay View Bar.
Thanksgiving Day is only nine days
off. Let 1t be appropriately celebrated.
The Str. Cleopatra is now running a
daily line between Edenton and AvOca.
Just received fine lot of Apples,
Chestnuts and Grapes, cheap, at +. G..
Mitchell & Bro. S.
Miss L. Williams, of HerJford county
is visiting the family of Mr. James
Dowdy, in this city.
Rev. J. VIM. Lee preached in the old
Sycamore Church on Sunday evening
to the cOlOred people.
Pleased to have call Friday last
from the clever clerk of Str Ranger,
Mr.. St. Clair Banks.
The Str. Dennis Valentine has been
placed on line from Edenton up Roa-
noke and Cashie rivers.
One of the most beautiful and fas-
cinating young ladies of Edenton, we
hear, will be married soon.
Cotton is being handled at the Nor
folk Southern Depot, this season, nearly
as rapidly as it is received.
We failed to mention in our last is
sue the return OF Miss Mary Cake on
Tuesday last. She has been visiting
friends in E. City.
Read the card by Phillips & Hunt, of
New York, in this issue. Also notice
the change in the ad of 0. Newman. He
is selling goods cheap.
Fresh milk received daily from DR..
w. r. Capehart S fine stock farm. Milk
Shakes ana Milk Punches TO be had at
any hour in the day at the Bay View Bar.
Several marriage license were iss led
last week. One of the parties was dis
appointed. 1t seems after he had gotten
his license it turned out he had IL wife
living.
Our business manager left last night
by Str ChOwan to attend the Franklin
Fair, and before returning will visit
Portsmouth and NOrfalk, Va. We wish
him a pleasant trip.
Every day new settlers are arriving
in our city. Mr.. Greenville, engineer
of Str Roper, and Mr.. Jones, both of
Norfolk, have recently moved their
families to Edenton.
Oysters cheaper as Hayes than any
house in town.-Fried in cracker dust
ate.-Fresh milk and winter greens
can be had daily at Hayes.
The Edenton Cornet Band left last
night for Franklin, Va. They will
furnish music for the Fair which will
be held four days this week. Boys.
our hearts are with you, and we wish
you a pleasant trip. Do your best.
Mr.. John Langley. aged 90, and Mrs.
Vennus Harton, aged 70, were married
Saturday evening last, Nov. 18th, near
Edenton. The bride s mother is still
living at the age of 10. Let the old, as
we'll as the young, enjoy themselves.
We acknowledge receipt of The New
port News" containing an account of the
recent ''Sham Battle" between the North
Atlantic sqadron and Fort Adams.
Commander Green, we'll known to our
people, participated in the exciting scene
The account is quite interesting.
Mr.. A. w. Henderson, the travelling
salesman out of whose arrest a test of
the License Statute of our State will
come, spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Woodard House. Mr.. H. entertains
very kindly feelings for the officers VINO,
under the statute, required of him
bonds and has lost no hold upon the
confidence of his customers by reason of
his apprehensive.